GREEN Cleaning

CARPET CLEANING INFORMATION
The Dangers of Most CARPET CLEANERS
Many carpet cleaning companies use commercial carpet cleaning solutions that contain perchloroethylene, the infamous dry cleaning additive which can cause dizziness, fatigue, nausea, kidney and liver damage, and naphthalene, which is both a neurotoxic and a possible human carcinogen, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Naphthalene and other petroleum distillates can also attract more stains, since their oily residue is never completely washed away.

The Dangers to the Environment
Carpet cleaning itself creates wastewater that includes chemicals from the cleaning formula. Many chemicals currently used are highly alkaline and aggressive enzymes and disinfectants which if used or managed improperly can cause harm to humans and the environment. A standard cleaning formula may contain a high concentration of sodium bicarbonate and lower concentrations of sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, sodium silicate, anionic surfactant, and nonionic surfactant. Formulas can also contain dyes, polymers, enzymes, bleaches, and solvents of alcohols, esters, and glycol ethers. Some specialized cleaners also contain various forms of butyl, such as butyloxy ethanol (also known as butyl cellusolve) used in the "dry" cleaning method of carpet cleaning. This chemical can damage the central nervous system, kidneys, liver and blood. See http://www.epa.state.il.us/small-business/carpet-cleaners/ for more information.

There is a BETTER WAY!
At GREENCLEAN, we strive to use only carpet cleaners that are plant-derived and do not contain solvent-based materials like butoxy-ethanol, propoxy or butoxy diglycol ethers which go right into the air you and your family breathes. By using only environmentally safe chemicals to clean carpets, the cleaning technician and others at the business or residence are not exposed to toxic chemicals, nauseous fumes or carcinogens.

GREEN Cleansers and Very High-End Equipment is Why We Are GREENCLEAN
We have invested over $70,000 in each van so we can:

• Steam your carpet at up to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Most of our competitors have lower end equipment or portables that will steam your carpets at around 180 degrees or less. This means they have to resort to using higher alkaline chemicals to get your carpets as clean as we can. Or, they use a buffing method that just cleans the top of the carpet, so it looks good, but leaves the deep down dirt and soil in your carpet.
  
  
• Provide a powerful vacuum system of over 400 cubic feet per minute that pulls 98% of the steam and water we put down out of your carpet. As a result, your carpet dries in hours, not DAYS!
  
  
• Rinse your carpet with a neutralizing, pH balance rinse. This ensures all the alkaline cleanser is removed. Many carpet cleaners use only water to rinse which doesn't remove all the alkaline cleanser. This leaves a sticky residue that attracts dirt like crazy. Good for the carpet cleaner, since you have to call them out more often, but bad for you!

When you are GREENCLEAN, you can be also assured that the products we use have the following seals of approval